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Prof. Walter Promoted to Full Professor
Saturday, July 1, 2017Prof. Christopher Walter has been promoted to Full Professor, effective July 1, 2017. Prof. and Chair Warren Warren said: "I can tell you that Chris' work is recognized by his colleagues around the country and the world as outstanding, and the research directions he plans over the next decade... Read More »
Prof. Haravifard Featured on Duke Research Blog
Monday, June 12, 2017Prof. Sara Haravifard's research with crystals and superconductors has been featured on Duke Research Blog. Read the story "Cooking Up 'Frustrated' Magnets in Search of Superconductivity" here.
Prof. Haravifard Awarded ORAU's Ralph E. Powe Award
Wednesday, June 7, 2017Prof. Sara Haravifard was awarded the Oak Ridge Associate University's Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. More information on this prestigious award can be read here along with a list of past winners here.
Graduation 2017
Wednesday, May 17, 2017The Department of Physics and the Department of Math held their annual diploma ceremony and luncheon on Sunday, May 14, 2017. In attendance were 325 graduates, faculty, family, and friends. Photos of the event can be viewed on our Flickr site here. See the event program here and ... Read More »
Undergraduate Nebabu Featured in a Duke Today Senior Profile
Thursday, May 11, 2017Undergraduate major Tamra Nebabu has been featured in a Senior Profile as part of Duke Today's "Senior Stories, Class of 2017 Series." Nebabu double majors in Physics and Electrical & Computer Engineering, works with Prof. Maiken Mikkelsen, and will graduate this weekend. Of her time at Duke,... Read More »
Prof. Beratan Wins Regional ACS Award
Wednesday, May 10, 2017Prof. David Beratan has received the American Chemical Society's Southeastern Region's 2017 Florida Award. He was recognized for his outstanding contributions to theoretical biophysics and biophysical chemistry, along with major impacts in teaching and service to the larger chemistry community.... Read More »
Prof. Charbonneau Named Top Reviewer for Journal of Chemical Physics
Wednesday, May 10, 2017Prof. Patrick Charbonneau has been named one of the 2016 “Journal of Chemical Physics” top reviewers in recognition of outstanding service and dedication to the journal. The criteria used to evaluate reviewer performance included quality, timeliness, number of reviews, and reliability.... Read More »
Prof. Warren Awarded 2017 Liversidge Award
Tuesday, May 9, 2017Prof. and Chair Warren S. Warren has been awarded the 2017 Liversidge Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry. The Liversidge Award is given biannually in recognition of oustanding contributions to physical chemistry. Warren is acknowledged specifically for pioneering the use of nonlinear optical... Read More »
Prof. Mueller Interviewed for Science Channel Documentary Series Space's Deepest Secrets
Wednesday, May 3, 2017Last fall Prof. Berndt Mueller was filmed at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory for the Science Channel's documentary series Space's Deepest Secrets. The interview is now available and Prof. Mueller can be seen in Season 2, Episode 3 "Black Holes: The... Read More »
Tianji Cai: 2017 Daphne Chang Memorial Awardee
Tuesday, May 2, 2017The 2017 winner of the Daphne Chang Memorial Award for excellent in undergraduate research is Tianji Cai (in photo, on right). A certificate for this award was presented to Cai by Director of Undergraduate Students Prof. Kate Scholberg during the Undergraduate Student Research Poster Session on... Read More »